The President of the African Development Bank, AFDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has been appointed by the United Nations’ (UN)Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, as one of the esteemed leaders, to spearhead the battle against malnutrition globally.
As part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group, Dr. Adesina was appointed alongside some notable leaders amongst who are two other Nigerians, Mansur Muhtar, Vice President of the Islamic Development Bank, and Ms. Ndidi Nwuneli, Executive Chair of Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition.
The SUN Movement is a renewed effort to eliminate all forms of malnutrition based on the principle that everyone has a right to food and good nutrition. The movement is working to raise awareness of nutrition as both a marker and a driver of sustainable development and to spur new investment and action.
The Movement has been working tirelessly across different countries to keep nutrition high on their national agenda in the face of multiple crises.
The vision of the movement is to ensure that by 2030, the world is free from all forms of malnutrition.
The newly appointed leaders will work towards the attainment of the SUN’s vision by 2030.
Adesina was chosen because of his wealth of knowledge and expertise in manning different organizations both at local and International levels.
